OET interlinear PSA 42:5

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / rquestion

מַה־תִּשְׁתּ֬וֹחֲחִ֨י ׀ נַפְשִׁ⁠י֮ וַ⁠תֶּהֱמִ֪י עָ֫לָ֥⁠י & מַה־תִּשְׁתּ֬וֹחֲחִ֨י ׀ נַפְשִׁ⁠י֮ וּֽ⁠מַה־תֶּהֱמִ֪י

(Some words not found in UHB: these remember and,pour_out within,me soul,my that/for/because/then/when go in/on/at/with,throng leading,them until house_of ʼElohīm in/on/at/with,shouts glad and,thanksgiving multitude keeping_festival )

The author is using the question form to challenge himself. If you would not use the question form for this purpose in your language, you could translate this as a statement or an exclamation. Alternate translation: “You should not be bowed down, O my soul, and upset within me! … You should not be bowed down, O my soul, and you should not be upset within me!”

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Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / rquestion

מַה־תִּשְׁתּ֬וֹחֲחִ֨י ׀ נַפְשִׁ⁠י֮ וַ⁠תֶּהֱמִ֪י עָ֫לָ֥⁠י & מַה־תִּשְׁתּ֬וֹחֲחִ֨י ׀ נַפְשִׁ⁠י֮ וּֽ⁠מַה־תֶּהֱמִ֪י

(Some words not found in UHB: these remember and,pour_out within,me soul,my that/for/because/then/when go in/on/at/with,throng leading,them until house_of ʼElohīm in/on/at/with,shouts glad and,thanksgiving multitude keeping_festival )

The author is using the question form to challenge himself. If you would not use the question form for this purpose in your language, you could translate this as a statement or an exclamation. Alternate translation: “You should not be bowed down, O my soul, and upset within me! … You should not be bowed down, O my soul, and you should not be upset within me!”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

מַה־תִּשְׁתּ֬וֹחֲחִ֨י ׀ נַפְשִׁ⁠י֮ וַ⁠תֶּהֱמִ֪י עָ֫לָ֥⁠י & מַה־תִּשְׁתּ֬וֹחֲחִ֨י ׀ נַפְשִׁ⁠י֮ וּֽ⁠מַה־תֶּהֱמִ֪י עָ֫לָ֥⁠י

(Some words not found in UHB: these remember and,pour_out within,me soul,my that/for/because/then/when go in/on/at/with,throng leading,them until house_of ʼElohīm in/on/at/with,shouts glad and,thanksgiving multitude keeping_festival )

See the discussion about the word soul in the chapter introduction. Alternate translation: “Why am I bowed down and upset within myself?”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

מַה־תִּשְׁתּ֬וֹחֲחִ֨י ׀ נַפְשִׁ⁠י֮ וַ⁠תֶּהֱמִ֪י עָ֫לָ֥⁠י & מַה־תִּשְׁתּ֬וֹחֲחִ֨י ׀ נַפְשִׁ⁠י֮ וּֽ⁠מַה־תֶּהֱמִ֪י עָ֫לָ֥⁠י

(Some words not found in UHB: these remember and,pour_out within,me soul,my that/for/because/then/when go in/on/at/with,throng leading,them until house_of ʼElohīm in/on/at/with,shouts glad and,thanksgiving multitude keeping_festival )

See the discussion about the word soul in the chapter introduction. Alternate translation: “Why am I bowed down and upset within myself?”

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

מַה־תִּשְׁתּ֬וֹחֲחִ֨י ׀ נַפְשִׁ⁠י֮

(Some words not found in UHB: these remember and,pour_out within,me soul,my that/for/because/then/when go in/on/at/with,throng leading,them until house_of ʼElohīm in/on/at/with,shouts glad and,thanksgiving multitude keeping_festival )

The author is using the phrase bowed down to mean depressed or sad. If it would be helpful to your readers, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “Why are you sad, O my soul”

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

מַה־תִּשְׁתּ֬וֹחֲחִ֨י ׀ נַפְשִׁ⁠י֮

(Some words not found in UHB: these remember and,pour_out within,me soul,my that/for/because/then/when go in/on/at/with,throng leading,them until house_of ʼElohīm in/on/at/with,shouts glad and,thanksgiving multitude keeping_festival )

The author is using the phrase bowed down to mean depressed or sad. If it would be helpful to your readers, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “Why are you sad, O my soul”

Note 7 topic: translate-textvariants

אוֹדֶ֗⁠נּוּ יְשׁוּע֥וֹת פָּנָֽי⁠ו & אֱֽלֹהַ֗⁠י

(Some words not found in UHB: these remember and,pour_out within,me soul,my that/for/because/then/when go in/on/at/with,throng leading,them until house_of ʼElohīm in/on/at/with,shouts glad and,thanksgiving multitude keeping_festival )

Many ancient manuscripts read “I will give him thanks, the salvation of his face.” The ULT follows that reading. Other ancient manuscripts read “I will him praise, the salvation that is before my God.” If a translation of the Bible exists in your region, you may wish to use the reading that it uses. If a translation of the Bible does not exist in your region, you may wish to use the reading of the ULT.